Die Kuratierung sozialwissenschaftlicher Forschungsdaten – Praxisfragen und Beispiellösungen

This article offers an insight into the practice of publishing social science research data. It describes the step of data curation as an essential component to make research data sustainably available. Based on the experiences of institutional research datamanagement at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, particular problem areas andpractical solutions that arise during the curation process are presented. This shows that data curation is a complex process in which both subject-specific and (work)organisational challenges arise. These challenges are outlined using three exemplary topics: Data protection issues must be considered at an early stage in the research process. This includes protecting the rights of the respondents in informed consents, but at the same time not excluding the possibility of subsequent use by overly restrictive wording. With regard to the rights of exploitation and use, especially in project constellations with several participants, the publication of data must be coordinated at an early stage. Finally, the linking of data and text publication illustrates how publication routines and search habits of scientists affect the findability of research data